Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)3 days ago
Taylor, TX, USAMid Level / Senior / Staff+
Base Salary
$121k - $167k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, deploy, and maintain automated solutions for functional, regression, integration, performance, security, accessibility, and end-to-end testing.
- Build automation frameworks for APIs, user interfaces, backend services, enterprise workflows, and distributed systems.
- Write scalable automation code using Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages.
- Validate APIs, databases, system integrations, AI-enabled features, and automated business workflows.
- Integrate automated testing and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
- Support scalable, containerized test execution across cloud environments and Windows and Linux platforms.
- Develop test data management practices and use mocking, stubbing, or service virtualization for dependent systems.
- Contribute to test strategy, automation standards, governance, shift-left testing, continuous testing, and risk-based validation.
- Monitor quality metrics, reduce flaky tests, participate in code reviews, and advocate for testability and resilient system design.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide role-appropriate technical guidance and mentorship, and use approved generative AI tools to improve automation quality.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of software engineering and quality engineering principles.
- Experience with UI and/or API automation frameworks.
- Programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages.
- Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines and using Git-based version control.
- Experience supporting applications on Windows and/or Linux platforms.
- Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and software development lifecycle practices.
- Level 2 requires at least 2 years of job-related work experience beyond degree requirements; Senior Level requires at least 5 years; Lead Level requires at least 8 years.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, performance or security testing, enterprise validation tools, ServiceNow ATF, AI-enabled systems, DevOps or DevSecOps, BDD, event-driven systems, mobile testing, resilience testing, RPA, and observability tools.
Tech Stack
Apache KafkaAppiumAWSAzureCucumberDockerGitGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaJavaScriptKubernetesLinuxPostmanPrometheusPythonRabbitMQSeleniumTypeScriptWindows
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About Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is the independent system operator for most of Texas, operating the state’s electric grid and competitive power markets as a membership-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit. It schedules generation, manages transmission, settles the wholesale market, and administers retail switching. ERCOT serves about 27 million customers—roughly 90% of Texas’s load—over a grid with 54,100+ miles of transmission and 1,250+ generation units. Headquarters: Taylor, Texas.